If some football fan tells you that this week wasn’t a wild ride, then they are lying. Let’s narrow this down. SEC has been nothing but weird this season. While Longhorns, Bulldogs, and even Vols are off the playoff list, the same cannot be said for Bama, South Carolina, and Ole Miss. See, after their embarrassing loss to Oklahoma, Bama marked their 3rd loss of the season. Now, if they hadn’t lost to an unranked Vandy team early on, then the situation would still be debatable. The same problem stands for Ole Miss. Lane Kiffin was on full blast this season and after holding the Dawgs to just 10 points, everyone knew that these guys were making it to the playoffs.

But then the Gators happened, and they walked all over the Rebels’ defense and offense. And for South Carolina? See, the Gamecocks had some respectable losses. One was to Ole Miss and the other to Bama. The LSU disaster could’ve been avoided, but here we are. So, it ain’t no wonder why Paul Finebaum thinks that these 3 teams are just not cracking it for the playoff bracket. “I think I think the problem with Alabama, Ole Miss, and South Carolina, there’s not a convincing argument,” Finebaum mentioned.

Now, you might argue that, well, Bama won. Why can’t they make the cut? Yes, Kalen DeBoer and Jalen Milroe managed to overcome everything and got a win over Auburn marking the 5th Bama win in the Iron Bowl, but do you think they deserve a spot after what they did against Vanderbilt?

Alabama has arguably one of the best defense and offense in the country, and what do they do? Give Vandy 40 points. That Iron Bowl win pretty much means nothing when you can’t even protect your run against a washup 5-loss Oklahoma team. And even for Ole Miss. How do you keep an offense with Carson Beck at 10 points but lose the game to a team that is reliant on their backup QB to stay relevant?

South Carolina still had respectable losses to its name, so it’s fine for them. If the committee does decide to pull Alabama from the list, then it could be because of Clemson losing to SC and going out of the 12-team bracket, but this is wishful thinking. SEC, this year, has been nothing but disappointing and this tells you all you should know about the new era of college football.

SEC out: A new era begins

Boy, oh boy, the Big 10 has been wild. From the entire playoff picture, the Big 10 conference is the leading champs. Oregon is sitting on top with an undefeated 12-run season and the first seed into the playoffs.

Following them will probably be Penn State. The Nittany Lions secured their final game win and have an 11-1 run. Now, for the previous 2nd spot holder, Buckeyes. Things are not good for Ryan Day and Co.

Not only did these guys lose to MICHIGAN, but they also lost by THREE POINTS. In what world do you lose to a team that didn’t even have their star TE on the field and had a walk-on QB who has thrown more interceptions than touchdowns?

Pretty sure Buckeyes fans are buck wild on the Ryan Day firing, but we still gotta wait for that to unfold. See, this year, the confirmed contenders are the Ducks, Nittany Lions, Fighting Irish, and Hoosiers. The SEC can talk a walk.